Difference between revisions of "Connective tissue diseases"

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=Specific entities=
=Specific entities=
==Ehlers-Danlos disease==
==Ehlers-Danlos syndrome==
===General===
{{Main|Ehlers-Danlos syndrome}}
*Several subtypes.
*May be cause of [[aortic dissection]].


==Marfan syndrome==
==Marfan syndrome==

Revision as of 02:37, 3 February 2012

Connective tissue diseases are infrequently seen by pathologists.

They may be very important in the context of forensic pathology, as they may be an explanation for multiple fractures


Specific entities

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Marfan syndrome

Osteogenesis imperfecta

  • Abbreviated OI.

General

  • Rare.
  • Numerous subtypes.
  • May be misdiagnosed as child abuse.[1]

Microscopic

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Images:

See also

References

  1. Singh Kocher, M.; Dichtel, L. (Nov 2011). "Osteogenesis imperfecta misdiagnosed as child abuse.". J Pediatr Orthop B 20 (6): 440-3. doi:10.1097/BPB.0b013e328347a2e1. PMID 21716141.